Homeopaths: book consultations for children online
How homeopaths can book consultations for children online: a dedicated service, parents booking in their name, after-school slots and discreet notes.
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A consultation with a child runs differently from an adult one: the parent does part of the talking, the child needs to settle, and school hours limit when families can come. With Book, you give children's consultations their own service, with the length and times that suit families, and parents book on your own booking page in a few taps.
A dedicated children's service
On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.
| Service | Example slot | Places |
|---|---|---|
| First consultation – child | 1 h | 1 |
| Follow-up – child | 30 min | 1 |
| First consultation – adult | 1 h 15 | 1 |
| Follow-up – adult | 30 min | 1 |
Durations are examples: set your own according to your practice and the rules that apply to you.
Parents booking in their name
The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note. A parent books in their own name and adds the child's first name and age in the note. Each online booking takes one place, so siblings mean separate bookings, or a longer slot you create yourself from your bookings list.
Keep health details out of the note
The note reaches you in the new booking email and appears in the parent's calendar file. Ask parents not to describe the child's health there; you'll go through it in the consultation. Use neutral service names.
After-school and holiday slots
Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date. Open children's consultations after school and on free afternoons, and add holiday mornings as a separate run with its own end date. Slots of different services can overlap, so if you open adult and children's slots at the same time, close the other once one is booked.
What the description should say
- which ages the service is for and how long it lasts;
- that a parent or guardian attends;
- what to bring, such as the child's health record if useful;
- that homeopathy doesn't replace medical care, and what to do if the child is unwell, according to the rules that apply to you.
Follow-ups
At the end of the consultation, book the follow-up yourself from your bookings list. First and last name are enough; with the parent's email, they get a confirmation with a calendar file. Book doesn't send reminders.
Changes
Families can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the consultation from your list. Children fall ill at short notice; say in the description how to reach you.
Working as a team
Book has one booking page per business and no staff field. In a shared practice, create services per practitioner.
What Book doesn't do
Book doesn't store records, take payments, sell remedies or send reminders. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.
Whose name goes on a child's booking?
Should children's consultations have their own service?
Should parents describe the child's health in the note?
How do I book siblings?
- Homeopath booking software & consultation app — €5/month
- Homeopaths: offer short follow-up slots online
- Osteopaths: schedule baby and pregnancy appointments